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The real test of agentic AI is accountability, not autonomy

When businesses talk to me about agentic AI, the conversation usually starts with efficiency. They want to know whether an agent can take enough repetitive work off an overstretched...

South Africa doesn’t have an AI problem – it has a readiness problem

South African organisations are showing strong enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, but the rush to adopt AI risks overlooking a more fundamental question: are businesses actually ready to use it...

Building the leadership pipeline for Africa’s digital future

Africa has the youth population and emerging digital sector to become a serious global force in the digital economy. However, realising that potential will require the continent to continue...

NEC XON turns R1m in AI savings into sovereign AI Pod offering with HPE

Having used AI to automate its own executive and financial reporting, the African systems integrator is extending the approach to customers through a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise NEC XON...

AI-assisted diagnostics move from pilots to accountable clinical practice in South Africa

South Africa’s connected healthcare ecosystem was valued at an estimated US$47 million in 2025 and is projected to reach US$77.4 million by 2033, according to Grand View Research’s...

When AI gets It wrong, Is your business prepared?

As AI adoption accelerates, governance and resilience are becoming critical business priorities. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way organisations operate. According to McKinsey’s latest Global Survey on AI, 88%...

Empty pages full of potential threats: Kaspersky warns about the dangers of parked domains

Kaspersky warns that fraudsters are exploiting the so-called ‘parked domains’ to harvest sensitive private data from unsuspecting users. These deceptive sites often masquerade as error pages or ad-filled placeholders,...

Stratos Lab, ECOBLOX and Digital Parks Africa Partner to Launch Most Powerful African AI Cloud

Groundbreaking Collaboration Establishes a New Benchmark for Sovereign AI Compute in Africa Powered by 50+ NVIDIA B300 Servers (400+ GPUs) As the global demand for high-capacity Artificial Intelligence compute...

Kaspersky Next Optimum provides new scalable Security Modules for seamless protection

Within the GITEX Nigeria Expo, taking place on September 2-3 in Lagos, Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, announces the update in its flagship Kaspersky Next product...

Westcon-Comstor and Sonar sign multi-region deal to accelerate partners’ AI adoption with trusted code verification

Agreement provides channel partners across EMEA and APAC opportunity to meet rising demand for secure AI-driven software development Westcon-Comstor, a global technology distributor specialising in cybersecurity, networking and hybrid cloud solutions, has...

Why successful digital transformation starts with people, not platforms

As AI accelerates digital investment across every sector, DY|DX’s work with different companies, like Cell C and Smollan, shows why organisations need to understand customers and employees before deciding...

78% of South African SMBs encountered cybersecurity incidents over the past year, Kaspersky research shows

Kaspersky warns that attackers are currently deploying the same methods against smaller businesses as they do against large enterprises. To help strengthen corporate defences, Kaspersky is releasing new recommendations alongside...
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Human-orchestrated AI: why emerging markets need a smarter model of oversight

The debate around artificial intelligence in enterprise strategy is often trapped in a false binary: machine autonomy or human control. Either we allow AI...

Dell Technologies Forum Johannesburg to Focus on Scaling AI, Modern Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience

Dell Technologies Forum 2026 will take place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg on 3 November, bringing together business and technology leaders to...

HCLTech scales South Africa operations with new headquarters featuring an AI Center of Excellence

Doubles down on upskilling of local talent with graduation ceremony of fresh batch of learners from HCLTech’s skills development HCLTech, a leading global technology company,...

Why teachers matter more in the age of AI

Across classrooms in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, and beyond, teachers help students understandcomplex ideas, ask better questions, and build confidence. As technology and...

AI agents can now act. Who is accountable when they get it wrong?

Artificial intelligence is crossing an important line. It is moving from technology that tells people what they could do to technology that can increasingly...
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